The National tribune., 1887-05-19

few plainly show lhat
they have once been on the wave oi Success
bat the tide has ai length turned against them,
aud, broken in fortune and IN spirit, they have
sought q hai bor OF refuge in q clelkship. Many
men who commanded regiments, breades, dl-
visions and even corps with success now con-
tent themselves with The narrow limits Of a
plain desk, in a room with score OF other
clerks. Elderly ladies walk the marble c0rri-
dors with the dignity and grace they have once
displayed in qneenlng ID over homes OF wealth
aud taste. Now, al i gone-wealth, husband,
children, and their lives are bounded by desk
mt one end of their daily walk and plain
room IN a respectable boagdng-huuse at the
other. IL j. not difficult for the observer who
is man Of experience, to build up the iudi-
Vidual history from the faces aud bearing OF
many he sees.
For example, there is one elderly lady who
never fails 10 arrest the attention. Ii is clear
10 the most casual eye that she once
woman of education and position, possibly
wealth. Her dark tasteful dress aud digni-
fined manner show this. She is always seen
alone, except for frisky little terrier, upon
which she lavishes al the affection that in
happier DAYS she avshed on wOrthier objects
Her troubes with the dog are sometimes pa
thctic TO witness. She controls him with
cord fastened To a collar, but he will frequently
slip this, and frisk of TO make all sorts of un-
desirable acquaintances with the street vagrants
of his kind, aud then the poor old lady's dis
tress is touching. Ii the day is particularly
stormy and disaEreeabie, he is sure 10 get up
some sort of a demonstration 20 keep his
mistress exposed TO its inclemency as long
as possible One day last Winter when
the drenching rain was falling. as ii eau
fall only in this latitude. and The strongest men
hurried from shelter 20 shelter rs quickly as
possible his dogship concluded to slip his col
lar and inVes ieate something around the cor
ner. His mistress turned her back TO the driv-
ing rain and stood and called him until every
garment on her must have been soaked, before a
kind hearted gentleman noticed her plight and
hunted up the little rascal. M0man-like, she
probably loves him the more for the sorrow he
causes her.
NEW GRAND ARMY oUkRTERs
Grand Army Hall, the new abode of the De-
partment OF the Potomac, on the south side of
Pennsylvania avenue, between Fourteenth and
Fifteenth streets, was formally dedicated and
taken possession of one evening last week with
appropriate ceremonies. The hall, which in
itself is spacious and imposing in appearance,
was decorated with flags aud hammers. which,
falling IN graceful folds from the ceiling, were
festooued about the projecting pillars along the
side OF the room.
Al intervals were placed exotic plants, whose
green foliage, mingling with the brilliant colors
OF the fags made very pleasing effect. BY .
q NlhEk every hNAilahlt men Oh space Was OIEG-
pied, the Grand Army men, with customary
courtesy, giving all the Sc Is to their guests
and cr0wGlng themselves into corners and pas
sageways, where they displayed more than luili-
tary patience by standing quietly Ia ranks
during the progress of the ceremonies. On the
platform were seated Department Commander
Burke, Gen. BuIdett, Senator sherman Gen.
ROsecrans, Gen. Green Z. Raum, ex- Representa-
tive q. III. Anderson, OF Ohio; Assistant Com
missioner StOckslager, and other prominent
Grand Army men.
The ceremonies were opened by the Drum
Corps oil Kit Carson Post, and when the old
soldiers had been sufficiently worked up over
the various sounds, which nobody else was able
20 understand. COmrade j. S. C. Berger rose
and after a brief statement Of how the Grand
Army had decided on taking the new building
presented the keys TO Department Commander
Burke. Taking the keys in his hand Gen.
Burke said:
On behalf Of my comrades Of the q A r. in this
Department, thank you, and through you the
comrades associated with you the Building
Committee for the perfectly satisfactory manner
In which Your dutles have been performed. m
theiE name also, aceept lhs bea tifu structure as
home i"t our Order aud, by the authority vested
IA me, and la the names of Fraternity Charity aud
Loyalty dedicate u 10 tle uses OF The Grand Army
oil tle Republic, Department of the Potomac
Amidst applause that was almost deafening
Gen. Burdett was then introduced, and spoke
In bis usual happy vein He said: ] am ex-
ceedngiy proud and gratiiied at what is going
on here tonight. The only child have in the
world is the Grand Army, and ] am glad to see
that Il Is 50 well grown up" The Grand Army,
unlike any other army that had ever existed.
was IN no respect an army of merceuaries or
OF mere soldiers. for, when Lincoln issued a
call for men 10 come forward 20 fight for God
and the Union, a Nation Of gentlemen stepped
10 the front 10 hight ior their country. Ii was
che duty, he said, Of the survivors 10 see that
its ending j. worthy Of It's beginning.
Senator sherman was called upon and, al
though bls lace was wreathed in smiles Of graft
ncatlOn at the reception accorded him by the
veterans, he refused 10 make a speech He said
that he had come 90 listen and not TO talk The
Grand Army, he said would always find friends
10 support aud encourage II ia its undertakings
aud that he could only express the pleasure he
felt IN the work they had performed aud in the
new aud beautiful home they had secured.
Gen. Rosncrans who was the next sneaker
followed Senator Sherman's example aud con-
fined his remarks 10 a few congatulatory words.
Then eX Representative Anderson was intro
dueed and made eloquent addFess-sO ele-
qucnt, in fact that several numbers on the
program had to be omitted in consequence :
but no one minded this, and the orator was ap-
pl2udcd loudly.
Gen. Green B. Raum announced that Il was
proposed O. form q stock com pany TO secure the
hall permanently, aud that already the COM
pany had been organized with Gen. Burdett as
President. o0mrade Church Vice President
Gen. Burke Secretary, aud Comrade Gibson
Treasurer. Ten thousand dollars was 10 be the
capital stock, IN shares 0i 81 each. and he stated
that already $1,000 had been subscribed. lie
then started the subscription with $lO0. and
was followed by senator sherman, 500: Com
radt Gibson, 500; Lincoln Post $500; Burn
Elue Post. No. p, $40; NJ iss Clara Barton OF Red
Cross Tame, 80 and other small subscriptions.
making a total of 500. This ended the ccre-
monies ahd The company adjourned % the
upper roonIs Tor supper aud dancing.
during the evening, between the speeches
an excellent musical and literary program was
rendered by 4. ). Mhipple, ID. j. Evans. Mrs.
Geo w. hoss, Mrs Minna Green NJ iss Matte
LuKt0n john Tweedale, Geo. H. Lillebridge
Geo ID. scott Miss Donna Gelst0n, G. {. IeoflleT
hnd Dir. Sprlngstein, who gave AN imitation OF
the battle OF Gettysburg On the drum
THE NATIONAL DRILL.
On Monday, the 23d inst, the National Drill
viii open on the White Lot, between The
Presidents House and the Washington Mon.
ument Work has been in progress there for
some days, and the Encampment has been
lald out the space assigned 10 each organization
being pIoportonate 10 its numbers. Alabama
Arhansas' Connecticut, Colorado Dakota, Indi-
ana III lhos' Iowa, Kentucky, Kansas, Lousi-
ana, Malhe, Maryland, Massachusetts Michi-
gan minnesota Mississippi, Missouri, New
lampahire New Jersey New York, North
carolina, ONO Rhode Island. South Carolina
Texas tennessee, Virginia, Wisconsin. Wash.
iheloh territory and the District Of Columbia